The Oakley Seven

Saw a screener of this, aware of the film's budget, and was pleasantly surprised by the production values and realistic performances. A similarly themed film, The Cave, with a budget over a hundred times greater, wasn't nearly as atmospheric (and definitely not as funny). Lacking the money to dazzle us with special effects (and who is still dazzled by them anyway?), the filmmakers put their efforts into artful set and sound design, lighting, photography, score and, most importantly, believable performances. The two leads were particularly good, with a sweet chemistry, and lots of star potential, and the bitchy blond was especially funny. If you need piles of fabulous special effects, this probably won't do it for you, but if you like intelligently crafted little movies, check it out.

There were EIGHT damnit. EIGHT died to that mutant bat in the cave. The teacher counts.

I thought everything about this movie was impressive. Even though the budget was minimal, they made the best of what they had and did an incredible job. The shots of the cave were amazing and looked unbelievably real. The casting was absolutely perfect... every single actor made the storyline believable, and really made the movie. As shown in his past works, such as "My Backyard Was a Mountain", Adam Schlacter once again directed another breath-taking film. Continuity was great and the whole movie was so realistic. The ending was creative and well thought out. It left the movie open for even more possibilities. Also, I loved how you could only get a few glimpses of the monster before it would disappear. It added quite a bit to the plot and the suspense of the movie. I definitely would recommend this to anyone wanting to see a great horror movie with even better acting. It doesn't take special effects to make this movie a hit.

This was a low budget film which showed that, yes, even without a bigger budget, a good film can be the outcome. Even though some say this is a low budget version of the "Descent" I found it to be more enjoyable, and the acting to be much more professional. A horror film can be just as frightening without the gore, which is what this film showed.

The filming and directing were excellent, as were the actors. They all seemed to work well together. I particularly liked the differences in all the characters, and the fact that the most unlikely candidate for a high school romance with a teacher was a geek named Janice.

Great work by Director Adam Schlachter with a solid ensemble cast of young up and comers. very solid ending that left me enraged but also twisted things a bit.

Maybe the dialouge could have used some tightening up perhaps and the fact that we don't actually see the "monster" works well for the film and doesn't diminish any production value.

Production value was solid and frame compostion was seamless through out.

Certainly a good thriller to check out upon a DVD release. I look forward to seeing more work from Adam and keep your eyes peeled for a young talented filmmaker about to hit the scene.